
Slackware Linux Distribution -- How to Install.

You'll have to write out the "a1disk" file to a 3.5" floppy with the
rawrite.exe program or dd under Linux. The format to use dd is
like this:

dd if=a1disk of=/dev/fd0  [to write image file "a1disk" in the current 
                           directory to your boot floppy drive]

If you use rawrite.exe (or is it .com?) you'll have no trouble. It
prompts you for what file and drive to use. It shouldn't matter which
DOS version you use it under.

As for the rest of the disks, format a bunch of 3.5" disks with DOS.
Copy all the files in subdirectory a2 (well, a2ide or a2scsi) to a disk
and label it "A2".  Make all the disks in this way. 

Current copies of all the disks are also kept as zoo archives under the
subdirectory "zooed_disks." If you are downloading the entire distribution, you
may find it easier to work with these.

You may also make a directory on your DOS partition called "install", and make
the a2 - a13 and x1 - x11 subdirectories in it, putting all the files in them
just as they appear under /pub/linux/slackware here. You may then make just the
boot disk (a1disk) and install Slackware from your DOS partition. This is a
good way to avoid having to make all those floppies...

IMPORTANT NOTE: There may be files in the subdirectory for each disk with the
names "00index.txt" and ".desc.txt". These files are not part of the 
distribution, but are added by the automated FTP software. Don't copy them to 
your install disks, or you may not have room for everything.

Depending on whether you have SCSI devices on your machine, use the files
in either a2scsi or a2ide. The files in a2scsi will actually work fine on
an IDE machine, but won't boot quite as quickly since the kernel must probe 
for all the supported SCSI cards.

When you've created your installation disks, boot the A1 disk and follow
the directions to install Linux.
